Tobacco box



March 2, 1937. c, sNYDER 2,072,388

' TOBACCO'BOX Filed July s, 1956 'Patented Mar. 2, 1937 UNITED sTAr s2,072,388 TOBACCO BOX Charles snydenNewai-k, N. J. Application July 3,1936, Serial No. 88,874

2 Claims.

This invention relates to tobacco boxes, one of the objects being toprovide a simple and inexpensive device of this character which can beused as a smokers kit for holding a pipe, pipe cleaners, matches, etc.as well as a supply of tobacco.

Another object is to provide a novel form of closure for the box whichcan be shifted to permit convenient removal of any of the contents butwhich normally is positioned to conceal and protect the contents.

A still further object is toprovide a device of this character havingthe appearance of an ordinary tobacco box and adapted to be convenientlycarried in a pocket.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details ofconstruction and combinations of parts hereinafter more fully describedand pointed out in the claims, it being understood that changes may bemade in the construction and arrange ment of parts without departingfrom the spirit of the invention as claimed.

In the accompanying drawing the preferred.

form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawing Figure 1 is a front elevation of the box, the coverbeing moved into position to permit removal of the pipe, matches and/orpipe cleaners.

Figure 2 is a similar view showing the cover shifted to release thetobacco.

Figure 3 is a vertical transverse section through the cover while innormal position on 5 the container.

Figure 4 is a section on line 4-4, Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a section on line 55, Figure 3, the pipe being shown inplan.

Figure 6 is a section on line 6-6, Figure 3.

40 Referring to the figures by characters of reference l designates thebox or container portion of the device which can be made of any size andproportions but is preferably shaped substantially like the ordinarytobacco box. It is closed 45 at the bottom as shown at 2 and is alsoclosed at the top as indicated at 3. Vertical and horizontal partitions4 and 5 respectively cooperate with the bottom and walls of the box toform a tobacco compartment 6 and a portion of one wall 50 of thiscompartment is cut away toprovide an opening 1 whereby tobacco can beplaced in and removed from the compartment.

Another partition 8 is interposed between and parallel with partition 4and the adjacent side 55 wall of the box, thereby to form separatecompartments 9 and If]. These compartments, which extend to the bottomof the box, open at their upper ends into the space II provided betweenthe top 3 and the partition 5. This space is so proportioned as to holdthe bowl B of a pipe P, the stem portion of the pipe being removablyseated in the compartment Ill.

The other compartment 9 is adapted to hold pipe cleaners C and in orderthat both the cleaners and the pipe may easily be removed from or 10placed in the box, the upper portion of one wall of each compartment 9and I0 is removed to form a side opening I2 and the same side of thebowl-receiving space is also left open as shown.

A transverse partition I3 is interposed between 15 partition 5 and thetop 3 and is joined by partition 14 to another transverse partition H5.The partition [4 does not extend to the top 3 but is spaced therefrom toleave an outlet slot Hi from which matches can be removed from therecep- 20 tacle defined by partitions l3, I4 and i5 and one wall of thebox, as shown particularly in Figures 4 and 5. This container, indicatedat H, does not extend the entire thickness of the box I becausepartition I4 is set back from the ad- 25 jacent box wall so as to carrya striker plate or sheet 18 formed of metal, sand paper or othermaterial held to the partition by ears [9 which lap the ends of thestriker or abrasive member. 30

The cover of the box is in the form of a sleeve 29 which is fittedsnugly to the outer surface of the box and is slidable therealong ineither direction, thissleeve being of the same length as the box andbeing open at its ends.

Obviously when the cover is in its normal position, as shown in sectionin Figure 3, it will close the opening I and also the open frontportions of the compartments 9 and in, space H and slot Hi. It will alsoconceal the abrasive member l8.

When it is desired to fill the box with tobacco, the cover 20 is slidupwardly to expose opening I and the tobacco can then be insertedthrough this opening. Thereafter the cover is slid back to conceal theopening.

To remove the pipe, the cover is slid downwardly to expose the bowl andthe upper portion of the pipe stem as shown, for example, in Figure 1.Sufiicient movement of the pipe is permitted to allow its convenientwithdrawal when the cover is thus shifted, and by inverting the box oneor more matches can be delivered through slot 16. When the cover is inthis position the pipe cleaners also can be removed.

After withdrawal of the pipe, cover 20 can again be slid upwardly toexpose opening 1 and permit removal of tobacco to be used in filling thebowl.

What is claimed is:

1. A tobacco box including a container, a tobacco compartment thereinhaving an opening in its front wall and spaced from one side and end ofthe box to provide a compartment for holding a pipe stem and bowl, oneend of the tobacco compartment providing a support for the bowl and oneend portion of the pipe compartment being open at one side, and asleevelike closure surrounding and slidable on the box in one directionto expose the opening of the tobacco compartment, and in the oppositedirection to expose the opening in the pipe compartment, said openingsbeing normally closed by the closure.

2. A tobacco box including a container having partitions thereindividing the interior of the container into a tobacco compartment, apipe compartment, a compartment for pipe cleaners, and a matchcompartment, one of the partitions forming the tobacco compartmentconstituting means for supporting the pipe bowl in position tosubstantially close one end of the pipe cleaner compartment, said pipeand cleaner compartment having one wall cut away at one end tofacilitate removal of the pipe and cleaners, and there being an openingin one wall of the tobacco compartment, and a sleeve-like closureslidable on the box in one direction to expose the opening of thetobacco compartment, and in the opposite direction to expose theopenings in the other compartments, there being a slot in one Wall ofthe match compartment, said closure being normally positioned to closeall of the openings.

CHARLES SNYDER.

